Piano scale · Major & minor
G melodic minor scale on piano
How to play the G melodic minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.
- Notes
- GAB♭CDEF♯
- Formula
- 12♭34567
- Steps
- WHWWWWH
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handG1A2B♭3C1D2E3F♯4G5
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the G melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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